The phrase "afford licensing" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express the ability to pay for or obtain a license, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "We cannot afford licensing fees for the software at this time."
Alternatives: "manage licensing costs" or "cover licensing expenses."
A key finding of his research, according to Lepore, is that many seniors, those with serious mental illness, those with limited resources and other vulnerable populations find themselves unable to afford licensed residential care facilities and, as such, unlicensed home care may be the only residential care option available.
Like others who cannot afford licenses or are boycotting them on principle, Maleh bought four season tickets in the new Meadowlands stadium's 27,000-seat upper tier, where P.S.L.'s are not needed.
When the producers cannot afford to license a song, they often commission music that evokes the original.
Mr. Hastings said having shows like "Glee" and, "House of Cards" would "continue to help us get more subscribers, which then helps us to afford to license more content".
MGM is also charging Epstein such exorbitant rates for using Heaven's Gate clips that he can't afford to license them - so he can't show his documentary outside the festival circuit.
Part of the reason for that is that Netflix already reached critical mass and can now afford to license whatever content they want.
Since it won't be making phones itself, it can afford to license some of the patent-protected differentiating features it had developed for its own devices to other mobile makers.
He said that while a big media company can usually afford to license a hit song for their movie or commercial, small businesses don't have the know-how to jump through all the legal hoops or the money to pay for the music.
They told our safety net manager they couldn't afford to license or sterilize their animals, nor the fines they'd face for not doing so.
